Luke Combs has made history as his fifth single, “Beautiful Crazy,” reached #1 on Billboard’s Country Airplay chart this week.

Luke is first country artist in history whose first five singles have reached #1.

In 2018, Luke earned his fourth consecutive #1 single on the Billboard Country Airplay chart with “She Got the Best of Me,” which followed previous #1 tunes “Hurricane,” “When It Rains It Pours” and “One Number Away.”

Fred Foster, the producer behind iconic country recordings by artists such as Willie Nelson, Dolly Parton and many others, has died. According to a statement, Foster died peacefully on Wednesday evening (Feb. 20) after suffering a short illness. He was 87 years old.

Among his many accolades as a producer are Kristofferson's debut album, as well as the 1960s projects that netted Roy Orbison his induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Foster's last work was Dawn Landes' 2018 album, "Meet Me at the River".

During his life, Foster was inducted into the North Carolina Hall of Fame and the Musicians Hall of Fame. In 2016, he was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame. He was also the recipient of a Leadership Music Dale Franklin Award.

Dierks Bentley brought some surprise guests with him during his 2019 Burning Man Tour stop at Bridgestone Arena on Friday night: Keith Urban and Miranda Lambert joined Bentley onstage, and together, the trio of country superstars performed a medley of classic hits.

Bentley, Lambert and Urban dove into "some Hank ... Not Hank Jr., not Hank III -- like, old Hank" -- "Your Cheatin' Heart," specifically. Urban and Bentley strummed acoustic guitars as Bentley took lead vocals and the other two added harmonies.

Merle Haggard's "Tonight the Bottle Let Me Down," again with Bentley on lead vocals, followed, as did Loretta Lynn's "Blue Kentucky Girl," this time with Urban leading. He and Lambert shared the mic as Bentley sat down onstage, black Solo cup in hand, to enjoy the performance.

The trio concluded with the Dixie Chicks' "Cowboy, Take Me Away." Lambert led while Bentley and Urban backed her up on harmonies and guitar.

Lambert and Urban's onstage cameos were last-minute additions to Bentley's set. Bentley had texted Urban to ask, fully expecting him to say no, while Bentley told the crowd that he and his wife and run into Lambert and her new husband, Brendan McLoughlin, while they were out for a walk.

Dixie Chicks singer Natalie Maines is being forced to pay up in her nasty divorce battle after her ex claimed he’s going broke.

Court records obtained by RadarOnline showed that Maines was sanctioned by a judge on Tuesday, February 19th in her ongoing divorce case. The singer was ordered to pay Adrian Pasdar $2,500 within 15 days.

Pasdar previously claimed he was going broke and couldn’t afford to pay his legal fees. He accused Maines of “playing games” and acting “aggressive”.

According to court documents, Maines initially filed a request for Pasdar to produce documents proving his claims. The judge denied her request on Tuesday and instead granted the bitter husband sanctions against the singer.

Keith Urban headlined as entertainment for the 2019 Coors Light NHL Stadium Series outdoor game between the Philadelphia Flyers and Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday (Feb. 23), performing during the intermission of the first and second periods with pyro blazing behind his set.

Urban is an avid hockey fan, regularly showing up to Nashville Predators games.

The 54th Academy of Country Music Awards, hosted by Reba McEntire will be held in Las Vegas on Sunday, April 7th at 8 p.m. eastern/Pacific on CBS.

This year will mark the return of the ACM Artist of the Decade Honor, which will be announced in the coming weeks. Only five other honorees have received this award, including Marty Robbins in 1969, Loretta Lynn in 1979, Alabama in 1988, Garth Brooks in 1998 and George Strait in 2009.

The Bryans adopted Poochie from the Nashville-area animal rescue Proverbs 12:10 just a few weeks ago. According to the rescue organization, Poochie was abandoned after a member of his former family became allergic to dogs. Animal Control brought him to Proverbs 12:10, and the organization had assumed that he would stay with them until he died, because finding senior dogs new homes is a difficult prospect.

However, after the Bryan and his family saw Poochie in social media photos, they applied to adopt him on February 9th and officially made him a part of their family shortly thereafter.

Caroline Bryan writes, "My kids especially loved to hear him snore when he slept. Thank you @proverbs1210animalrescue for giving our family the opportunity to love this sweet dog ... Poochie loved you all."